ABGC Boards Cancer (Certification Exam Questions and Answers)

ABGC Boards Cancer (Certification Exam Questions and Answers) What does someone's LTR have to be to be considered high risk for breast cancer? (%) - CORRECT ANSWER-≥20% What are the general population screening recommendations for breast cancer? - CORRECT ANSWER-Mammograms starting at 40-45y What are the screening recommendations for women at high risk for breast cancer? - CORRECT ANSWER-Breast MRI at 25y Mammogram at 30y What are the screening recommendations for men at high risk for breast cancer? - CORRECT ANSWER-Clinical breast exams at 35y Mammograms at 40y Which models assess breast cancer risk ONLY? (Not risk of BRCA variant) (3) - CORRECT ANSWER-Gail Claus BCBS Which models assess risk of having a BRCA variant ONLY? (Not risk of breast cancer) (3) - CORRECT ANSWER-Penn II Model Myriad Tables Couch Which models assess risk of having a BRCA variant AND breast cancer risk? - CORRECT ANSWER-BRCAPRO Tyrer-Cuzick CanRisk What factors do Claus tables use to assess risk? (2) - CORRECT ANSWER-ONLY family history FDRs and SDRs Accounts for age of onset of breast cancer What exclusions are there for using the Claus tables to assess risk? (2) - CORRECT ANSWER-Only accounts for two relatives Does not account or personal health history What factors does the Gail Model use to assess risk? (5) - CORRECT ANSWERPrimarily non-genetic risk factors FDRs Age @ menarche Age @ first birth # of breast biopsies Race/ethnicity What exclusions are there for using the Gail Model to assess risk? (3) - CORRECT ANSWER-Cannot be used in the following circumstances Women <35 Women with personal history of breast cancer Women with BRCA variant What factors does the BCSC Risk Calculator use to assess risk? (6) - CORRECT ANSWER-Primarily non-genetic factors AND breast density FDRs Age @ menarche Age @ first birth # of breast biopsies Race/ethnicity Breast density What is the limitation of the BCSC Risk Calculator? - CORRECT ANSWER-No LTR calculated What is the major difference between the Gail Model and the BCSC Risk Calculator in terms of what factors they use to assess risk? - CORRECT ANSWER-BCSC Risk Calculator takes breast density into accoun